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Originally Posted by Makarov
This is all irrelevant to whether or not Mr. Stanley committed murder or manslaughter. The defence of self-defence was not (as far as I understand it) raised at trial.
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How it is irrelevant?
I know you're a lawyer, but given those charges against Stanley, isn't the jury asked to essentially evaluate Stanley's behavior right up until the moment of discharge to see if his actions he took prior to the shooting were reasonable or not? I.E. was it reasonable to discharge the firearm (fire the warning shots) and have the firearm pointed at Bouchie?